capturing the wells at beers ##hee ##ba and securing the valuable water they contained along with over 700 prisoners for the loss of 31 killed and 36 wounded . later , australian troops assisted in pushing the turkish forces out of palestine and took part in actions at mug ##har ridge , jerusalem and the meg ##id ##do . the turkish government surrendered on 30 october 1918 . units of the light horse were subsequently used to help put down a nationalist revolt in egypt in 1919 and did so with efficiency and brutality , although they suffered a number of fatalities in the process . meanwhile , the afc had undergone remarkable development , and its independence as a separate national force was unique among the dominion
capturing the wells at beersheeba and securing the valuable water they contained along with over 700 prisoners for the loss of 31 killed and 36 wounded. later, australian troops assisted in pushing the turkish forces out of palestine and took part in actions at mughar ridge, jerusalem and the megiddo. the turkish government surrendered on 30 october 1918. units of the light horse were subsequently used to help put down a nationalist revolt in egypt in 1919 and did so with efficiency and brutality, although they suffered a number of fatalities in the process. meanwhile, the afc had undergone remarkable development, and its independence as a separate national force was unique among the dominion